Since the back-to-back drafts that brought Andy Moog (1980) and Grant Fuhr (1981) to the team, the Edmonton Oilers have been poor at identifying amateur goaltending talent. Since arriving in Edmonton, general manager Peter Chiarelli has been aggressive in searching for new solutions, with draft picks and college free-agent signings added with regularity. The most promising so far is Nick Ellis.

Previously No. 10 on the Winter List

December 2007: D Jeff Petry (469 NHL games)

December 2008: L Linus Omark (79)

December 2009: C Anton Lander (215)

December 2010: D Alex Plante (10)

December 2011: D David Musil (4)

December 2012: D Dillon Simpson (3)

December 2013: C Greg Chase (0)

December 2014: R Tyler Pitlick (79)

December 2015: R Iiro Pakarinen (111)

December 2016: R Tyler Pitlick (79)

Jeff Petry emerged as one of the true home runs from the Edmonton system in the first decade of...

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